The flight time from Colorado Springs to Denver is 50 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves COS Colorado Springs, CO 4 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
22 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
Southwest
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Colorado Springs to Denver is 50 minutes. The time spent in the air is 22 minutes.

The flight distance from Colorado Springs to Denver is 73 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Colorado Springs
43 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
43m
United
52m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

96

Distance

73 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
70
Southwest
25

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Colorado Springs from Denver by plane?

The distance from Colorado Springs to Denver by plane is 73 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Colorado Springs to Denver?

The flight time from Colorado Springs to Denver is 50 minutes. The time spent in the air is 22 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 43 minutes, and United the slowest taking 52 minutes.

What airlines fly from Colorado Springs to Denver?

United and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Colorado Springs to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Colorado Springs to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Colorado Springs (COS) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 25 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Colorado Springs 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 22 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Denver 8 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Colorado Springs to Denver, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
United 84% 14% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Colorado Springs and Denver, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 14 22 6 43
United 20 22 7 52

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
3pm 1.2
4pm 0.46
12pm 0.83
5pm 0.99
2pm 0.12
6pm 1.05
6am 1.79
9am 1.08
5am 0.28
1pm 0.94
7am 1.09
8pm 0.14
10am 1.01
8am 0.86
11am 1.23
7pm 0.42

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Colorado Springs to Denver that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 412
February 390
March 425
April 444
May 469
June 453
July 435
August 399
September 388
October 399
November 399
December 402

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Colorado Springs to Denver that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 13.92
Tuesday 13.54
Wednesday 13.6
Thursday 13.77
Friday 13.79
Saturday 13.35
Sunday 14.48

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
3pm 19 21 7 51
4pm 18 21 7 49
12pm 18 22 7 49
5pm 22 22 9 57
2pm 13 20 6 41
6pm 18 22 9 53
6am 17 22 7 48
9am 23 22 8 58
5am 17 21 7 46
1pm 16 21 6 45
7am 21 22 7 51
8pm 12 23 6 43
10am 17 22 7 48
8am 23 22 7 54
11am 18 23 7 49
7pm 12 21 6 41
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.